From atop one of the rocky escarpments that crisscross the south Siberian grasslands and taiga forests of Tuva, one's first impression is of an unalloyed silence as vast as the land itself. Gradually the ear

habituates to the absence of human activity. Silence dissolves into a subtle symphony of buzzing, bleating, burbling, cheeping, whistling--our onomatopoeic

This article was originally published with the title The Throat Singers of Tuva.

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1. 1. elliemae 12:51 AM 1/27/08

   We had the honor of hearing a group of throat singers called Alash last night in Ellsworth, Maine. They were fantastic!!!

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2. 2. 52james 05:29 PM 2/2/08

   Alash played here in Ithaca NY last night to a full house. The queue to get their CD was so long, I was hoping to get it online. Their music is incredibly fun and beautiful.

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3. 3. jack34 in reply to elliemae 02:23 AM 2/9/10

   Good elliemae. Really the throat-singers produce fantastic voices as the original. Overtone singing, also known as overtone chanting, or harmonic singing, is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the resonances (or formants) created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out the lips to produce a melody.
   
   Another name for overtone singing is throat singing, but that term is also used for Inuit throat singing, which is produced differently.
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